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Dewclaw

d ₂e ₁w ₄c ₃l ₁a ₁w ₄

About 2 syllables

7 letters · Uncommon

Scrabble US & Canada : valid
Scrabble UK & worldwide : valid
Words With Friends : valid
Wordle : not valid

What does dewclaw mean?

We don’t have a definition for dewclaw yet. It appears in the game word lists marked below, so it is playable even without a dictionary meaning. That is common for rare, regional and technical words.

Is DEWCLAW a valid word?

Game / word list	Valid?
Scrabble US & Canada (NWL / TWL)	Yes
Scrabble UK & worldwide (Collins / SOWPODS)	Yes
Words With Friends (ENABLE)	Yes
Wordle (guess list)	No

How many points is DEWCLAW worth?

Scrabble

16 pts

d ₂e ₁w ₄c ₃l ₁a ₁w ₄

Words With Friends

18 pts

d ₂e ₁w ₄c ₄l ₂a ₁w ₄

Wordfeud

17 pts

d ₂e ₁w ₄c ₄l ₁a ₁w ₄

NYT Crossplay

19 pts

d ₂e ₁w ₅c ₃l ₂a ₁w ₅

Scores are the sum of the tile values, before premium squares or bingo bonuses.

Words from the letters in DEWCLAW

Best shorter words top 30 of 70

wawled 13 clawed 12 declaw 12 cawed 11 wawe 10 wawl 10 claw 9 clew 9 dwale 9 lawed 9 waled 9 waw 9 weald 9 awdl 8 awed 8 caw 8 clade 8 deaw 8 decal 8 laced 8 lewd 8 wade 8 wald 8 weld 8 aced 7 alew 7 cade 7 clad 7 dace 7 daw 7

See all 70 words made from DEWCLAW

Hooks for DEWCLAW

Add one letter to the front or back of DEWCLAW to make another word.

Front hooks

None

Back hooks

dewclaws

Dewclaw: quick answers

Is DEWCLAW a valid Scrabble word?

Yes. DEWCLAW is accepted in both the North American (NWL) and the international Collins Scrabble word lists, and scores 16 points before board bonuses.

How many points is DEWCLAW worth?

DEWCLAW scores 16 points in Scrabble, 18 in Words With Friends, 17 in Wordfeud and 19 in NYT Crossplay. These are plain tile totals, before any double- or triple-letter and word squares.

What words can you make with the letters in DEWCLAW?

You can make 70 shorter words from DEWCLAW, such as WAWLED, CLAWED, DECLAW, CAWED. See the full list.